PHP preg_last_error() Function
PHP Regular Expressions (PCRE)
The preg_last_error() function is used to return the error code produced by the last PCRE regex execution.
Syntax
int preg_last_error ( void )
Examples
Returns array elements that match the specified pattern:
preg_match('/(?:\D+|<\d+>)*[!?]/', 'foobar foobar foobar');
if (preg_last_error() == PREG_BACKTRACK_LIMIT_ERROR) {
print 'Backtrack limit was exhausted!';
}
The execution result is as follows:
Backtrack limit was exhausted!
Return Value
- PREG_NO_ERROR
- PREG_INTERNAL_ERROR
- PREG_BACKTRACK_LIMIT_ERROR
- PREG_RECURSION_LIMIT_ERROR
- PREG_BAD_UTF8_ERROR
- PREG_BAD_UTF8_OFFSET_ERROR
For detailed parameter descriptions, see:PHP Regular Expressions (PCRE)
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